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* "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1oOWhL5pHw Guatemala - Two men executed for rape and murder - 1996 ]". [[Associated Press]].
* "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1oOWhL5pHw Guatemala - Two men executed for rape and murder - 1996 ]". [[Associated Press]].
* "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ6aRdj9OcM GUATEMALA: KIDNAPPERS KILLED BY LETHAL INJECTION]". [[Associated Press]].
* "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ6aRdj9OcM GUATEMALA: KIDNAPPERS KILLED BY LETHAL INJECTION]". [[Associated Press]].
* [http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=41189 Inter Press Service | News and Views from the Global South]
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* [http://www.handsoffcain.info/bancadati/schedastato.php?idstato=16000067 HANDS OFF CAIN against death penalty in the world]
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Revision as of 17:34, 14 November 2016

Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Guatemala.

As of June 2016, five executions had been carried out since 1983; all were broadcast live on television. The current President of Guatemala Since 14 January 2016 Jimmy Morales supports the death penalty.

Executions since 1983

Executed person Date of execution Crime Method Under President
1 Pedro Castillo September 13, 1996 kidnapping, rape and murder of a 4-year-old girl firing squad Álvaro Arzú
2 Roberto Giron September 13, 1996 kidnapping, rape and murder of a 4-year-old girl firing squad Álvaro Arzú
3 Manuel Martinez Coronado February 10, 1998 slaughtering seven members of a single family lethal injection Álvaro Arzú
4 Amilcar Cetino Perez June 29, 2000 kidnapping and murder of businesswoman Isabel de Botra lethal injection Alfonso Portillo
5 Tomas Cerrate Hernandez June 29, 2000 kidnapping and murder of businesswoman Isabel de Botra lethal injection Alfonso Portillo

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